What is human nature?

As a shrine maiden, Dazai Osamu once thought about this question.

After staying at the shrine for a while, she saw a person making a wish and then exchanging something with the god. The person making the wish will lose a part of the things that match his or her wish to the god, and when the god gets the "wish price" that is fed back, he or she will lose a part of his or her own feelings.

Such gods will become ruthless in such situations, and at the same time become more powerful.

[Nakahara Chuuya], who had just become the God of the Wilderness, was not very powerful. She was just a god who was born not long ago. However, as her wishes came true one after another, she gradually became stronger, but she also left behind some things.

Some things seemed wonderful when you once had them, but seem unimportant when you lose them.

She's becoming unlike herself.

Gradually, as her wishes come true, she will live as a [God of the Wilderness].

"I want to be human—"

"Living as a god is too tiring."

As the God of the Wilderness, Chuuya Nakahara said this when he first met Dazai Osamu.

"But it doesn't matter. Humanity is something that will disappear to the gods anyway."

"As a support point for Chuuya's humanity..." Dazai Osamu looked at the black-haired girl meaningfully, "The black little slug really trusts you and gave you his humanity as a price."

"That's the contract."

The black-haired girl said, "The contract is between Chuuya and I."

"It has nothing to do with you."

The black-haired girl's tone suddenly lengthened, as if she was very opposed to Dazai Osamu speaking at this time.

It's like a child treating his toys awkwardly. His previous attitude of not wanting to play with them now turns into a strong desire to possess them.

The me in another world is...

Looking for trouble.

Dazai Osamu quickly found the precise strike.

Who would have thought that my other-world self would have such a relationship and attitude towards the dwarf? This is simply a big failure!!

"Hey, Chuuya, you should stay outside." The black-haired girl called out in a long voice. Although her voice was thin, it was still so sticky, like candy.

"Won't you come in and see me?" she said.

"asshole--"

A rapid breath mixed with air rushed straight towards the black-haired girl with ferocious intent.

"So fierce." The black-haired girl spoke uneasily.

"Go to hell." The ochre-haired girl who had been standing in front of the bed frowned.

The black-haired girl: "It's clear that Chuuya has been standing at the door."

As if she didn't want Dazai Osamu to bring up this matter again and again, the ochre-haired girl viciously told him to shut up.

Soon after the ochre-haired girl came in, the black-haired girl changed the subject.

"Chuya, do you still remember what you used to save me and yourself the last time I died?"

The ochre-haired girl frowned, looking a little hesitant.

Her expression gradually relaxed from frowning to squinting her eyes.

"Hey, you want to..."

"I will lose all my humanity after I die."

"Tsk." The auburn-haired woman looked at the black-haired girl with some impatience. She turned her head away in discomfort, as if she didn't want Dazai to talk about this matter. "What's the point of bringing up the past over and over again?"

The black-haired girl laughed.

Her laughter was a little hurried, like two breaths coming out of her throat.

"After all, he is just a brainless little slug, slimy and incommunicative."

Ochre-haired girl: "I'll let you die now, Dazai."

She didn't seem to care whether Dazai's death would affect her, nor did she care what Dazai was going to do. She certainly didn't feel sad that Dazai sacrificed his life to fulfill his wish.

After all…

She had scolded Dazai Osamu before.

Regarding Dazai Osamu's willingness to sacrifice his own life to save another person, Nakahara Chuuya refused, but...

The ochre-haired girl looked a little unhappy as she remembered something.

As for [Nakahara Chuuya]’s own price?

[Nakahara Chuuya] I have never thought about it, and I have never even considered the cost.

Perhaps after Dazai Osamu's death he will also lose his humanity.

I have already made money for a few years, which is enough.

"Ahh, Chuuya, go to hell." The black-haired girl said casually.

She said wickedly, "After I die, Chuuya will become a god without any emotions. He won't even be able to stay in the human world. He won't even be able to look at the human world."

[Nakahara Chuuya] glanced at [Dazai Osamu] and said nothing.

Dazai Osamu stood by with his chin in his hand, watching everything that happened. He listened to the conversation between the two with interest, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Chuuya, do you remember our agreement?"

"Tsk..." the ochre-haired girl said impatiently, "You're about to die, why are you still reminiscing about the past?"

"Chuya is so ruthless. And this is not about our contract--" The black-haired girl raised her hand and slowly took off her bandage, circle after circle, which finally made the expressionless ochre-haired god's expression fluctuate.

"Chuuya, do you still remember the contract we made at the beginning?"

The ochre-haired girl frowned.

Although he saved Oda Sakunosuke, in reality his own humanity had not completely disappeared, or in other words, before Dazai Osamu died, Nakahara Chuuya still possessed a certain humanity until Dazai Osamu's death.

"In the beginning, we did agree on some things as an exchange..." the auburn-haired girl said, "But, so many years have passed. Even as an exchange, you have given me more time than I wished for."

The girl in front of him has been with [Nakahara Chuuya] for several years.

During this process, after getting to know Dazai Osamu, Nakahara Chuuya had already reached a relationship that did not require words.

"But I am serious about the original agreement." The black-haired girl's voice suddenly softened.

The ochre-haired girl suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Well, Chuuya—" the black-haired miko suddenly spoke.

"I want to make a wish."

The ochre-haired girl's pupils suddenly shrank.

The black-haired girl winked at the ochre-haired girl. She raised the corners of her lips wantonly, slowly pointed her finger at the sky and squinted her eyes.

The iris-colored eyes finally showed a hint of madness, along with the corners of her mouth raised. She stared at the auburn-haired girl, the light in her eyes stronger than ever before.

The darkness beneath the iris-colored eyes could not be concealed and burst out like black mud, with a bit of out-of-control emotions, crazy and passionate, and a kind of hysterical desire to give it a try.

She opened and closed her lips and slowly expressed her wish.

Dazai Osamu standing by the side had no change in his expression, as if he had expected the girl to say that. But he did not say anything, nor did he intervene, as if he was looking at this matter as a complete outsider.

The ochre-haired girl frowned and wanted to refuse, but the moment she met the black-haired girl's eyes, she seemed to be attracted by some contract.

"..." The ochre-haired girl subconsciously rejected the girl's request. She gritted her teeth and tried to stop it, but under the gaze of the girl, she was forced to speak: "I agree."

Suddenly, the sky seemed to have a crack. Suddenly, it became wild and powerful, and countless terrifying red lights shot out chaotically from the crack, instantly enveloping the entire Yokohama.

"It's started." said Dazai Osamu.

“Chuya—” She called out in a long tone, but her eyes were firm at this time, as if she was looking at someone in trouble who needed encouragement.

Her other eye, which was wrapped in a bandage, was completely exposed as the bandage slipped off. The other eye was the same blue eye as the [God].

That eye was glowing at this moment. It was the standard that the god had left on her when she first met him and made a contract to become his only priestess. In exchange for this, the girl would have the right to make a wish.

The gods will not reject her.

"You have to fulfill my last wish."

She watched the auburn-haired girl slowly rise into the air until the red storm enveloped her body. The black-haired girl raised her head and slowly raised the corners of her mouth.

The ochre color carried the warmth of summer and a touch of madness, along with a cold storm. The ochre-haired girl subconsciously lowered her head and could only see the smiling face, and vaguely saw the latter's arms raised and waved.

Standing at the side, Dazai Osamu narrowed his eyes at the sudden change. His expression was calm, and he looked at his other self with some disdain and said, "Although I know that Chuuya is very important to the other me, it's still strange to think about it——"

"To completely erase your own existence in order to save the dwarf..."

The black-haired girl's face turned even paler than before. As if all her strength had been drained away in an instant, her fingertips twitched as she swept the ground, and in the end, blood still flowed from the corner of her mouth, which was shocking.

"Ha..." She forced a smile, "Isn't everything going well?"

“So—” Dazai Osamu stared at the black-haired girl, and chuckled under her gaze, “It was because of my plan that I saved Odasaku. In fact, the reason I saved Odasaku was also for Chuuya. Because you found that only by using you as a price could I make Chuuya’s wish to become a [human].”

"It can only be achieved by coming to this world, because the other world cannot, because the things that can change Chuuya in that world are gone. How did you come back to life? It was probably because Chuuya found the legendary book. She used the book to resurrect you, and by placing the book on the weight on one side, any wish that could be fulfilled became real."

"The reason we came to this world is for the book in this world. As long as you get the book, no matter what [Chuya] is, he will become a [human] according to your wish."

"After all, when Odasaku said that he wanted Chuuya to pay the price, you didn't mean to make him lose his humanity at all."

"Kill two birds with one stone but—"

"How audacious!"

Dazai Osamu sighed.